El Centro parish dedicates year to ‘a saint for our times’
EL CENTRO — Running parallel to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ three-year call to Eucharistic Revival, the pastors of Our Lady of the…
Food bank bids farewell to ‘El Centro Angel’
EL CENTRO — When Sister Maria Luisa Valdez came to the Imperial Valley decades ago, she never knew she would touch as many lives…
El Centro churches merge as ‘Our Lady of the Valley’
EL CENTRO – Years in the making, El Centro’s two Catholic parishes have now officially united under a new banner: “Our Lady of the…
Valley’s needy to get ‘Embrace’
EL CENTRO — The city’s faithful and Catholic Charities plan to team up for “The Embrace” on Dec. 18, an event that gives the…
Community Rosary on Oct. 7 for Imperial Valley and beyond
EL CENTRO – A Community Rosary is coming to the Imperial Valley for all Christian faithful interested in praying together. The event will be…
School returns to campus after year away
CALEXICO — Seventeen months of virtual learning came to an end for students at Vincent Memorial Catholic High School as the Imperial Valley’s only Catholic high school…
Construction at Vincent Memorial undeterred by pandemic and burglary
By Roman Flores CALEXICO – Construction of a science building at the Imperial Valley’s only Catholic high school is on track to be finished…
Major Catholic events postponed in Imperial Valley
By Roman Flores EL CENTRO — Due to the COVID-19 crisis, annual events usually enjoyed by Catholics in the Imperial Valley are being cancelled…
Youth conference: ‘They need to be loved for who they are’
By Roman Flores EL CENTRO – Amid a sea of high school students, keynote speaker Jose Martinez boldly stated, “You want to know God?…
‘Unbreakable’ is theme for youth conference in Imperial Valley
By Roman Flores EL CENTRO – The Catholic Church will present the first Youth Conference for the Imperial Valley on March 7 with the…
